Patna, Feb. 26 -- It is generally said that litchis and mangoes bloom in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district amid the breeze during the Phagun season, but even after Basant Panchami this year, the litchi and mango trees did not fully bloom. Scientists are linking this to rains and moisture remaining in the earth for a long time.

Fruit growers in Muzaffarpur say that blooming of mangoes and litchis usually happens after Saraswati Puja, but this year it has not happened.

Bhola Prasad Singh, Chief of Muzaffarpur Fruit Growers Association, says that only 50 percent of the blossoming of litchi trees is visible this year. Some farmers are using chemical drugs for the blossoming of litchis due to which they are hopeful that the fruit would bloom. ...